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Synagogue
Willowmore, Eastern Cape

Date:1907
Type:Synagogue
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°17'41.50" S 23°29'22.77" E

Translation of the Foundation stone:

Line 1: Foundation stone laid

Line 2: On Monday, 3rd Nissan (possibly 7th of Nissan - writing indistinct)

Line 3: 5667

Explanatory notes:

Line 2: The 3rd of Nissan was Monday, 18 March.
Line 3: 5667 refers to the Hebrew Year. The Hebrew Year of 5779 refers to 2019. 5667 is therefore 112 years ago i.e. in the year 1907.

Rabbi Ramon Widmonte: The Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning, Johannesburg.

(Submitted by William MARTINSON)